Once Hailed as China’s Youngest University Student, Prodigy Now Content with Sitting Around
A former Chinese whizkid who entered university at the age of 10 and was already a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at 16, spends his days doing nothing and relies on his parents for money. Zhang Xinyang had always been destined for greatness. At just two and a half years old, he learned over a […]
18-Year-Old Math Prodigy Lands UCLA Teaching Gig
While most 18-year-olds are getting ready to go to college or get a job, March Tian Boedihardjo, a Hong Kong-born Indonesian Chinese math prodigy has already accomplished both. He has recently completed his doctorate program and is now an associate professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Although he never liked being called a prodigy, saying that […]
Allegedly Telepathic Five-Year-Old Gets Tested by Scientists
Five-year-old Ramses Sanguino is no ordinary child. The boy is being hailed as telepathic after his mother recently posted a video of him apparently reading her mind and reciting numbers that she wrote down without his knowledge. The footage caught the attention of scientists who are now studying his abilities. Ramses, who has a ‘high […]